In the Cage – MFC 38 Features Three Title Fights, Cyborg Takes Muay Thai Fight David Massey August 14, 2013 News Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight match-ups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA. MFC 38 boasts three title fights Maximum Fighting Championship will have the heavyweight, middleweight, and bantamweight belts on the line for its MFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines card. Smealihno “The Prince” Rama will face Anthony “Freight Train” Hamilton for the vacant heavyweight title. “Smilen” Sam Alvey meets Jason “The Mover” South also for a vacant belt at 185 pounds. And Anthony Birchak competes against Tito Jones for MFC’s inaugural bantamweight strap. MFC 38 goes down Oct. 4 from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and will air live on AXS TV. Source: The MMA Corner UFC on Fox 8 drug test results Ten fighters from the July 27 UFC on Fox 8 card were tested for drugs, steroids, and performance-enhancers by the Washington State Department of Licensing and they all came up clean. The two main event fighters, flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and challenger John Moraga passed their screenings. As did the other fighters tested from throughout the card: Rory MacDonald, Jessica Andrade, Mac Danzig, Daron Cruickshank, Ed Herman, Germaine de Randamie, Aaron Riley, and Yaotzin Meza. Source: MMA Junkie Cris “Cyborg” Justino booked for Muay Thai fight Former Strikeforce women’s featherweight champion and current Invicta featherweight champion, Cris “Cyborg” Justino will return the the ring on Sept. 20 but not for an MMA bout. The lady Brazilian accepted a Muay Thai bout against Martina Jindrova for the Lion Fight 11 event in Las Vegas. Source: Sherdog Dillashaw vs. Assuncao re-booked Possible bantamweight contenders T.J. Dillashaw and Raphael Assuncao have been re-booked for UFC Fight Night 28 on Oct. 9. Source: MMA Fighting Photo: Sam Alvey(Jacob Bos/Sherdog)
